The Stroller: 'Traitors'

Published: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 4:36 p.m.

Betty Ezell of Chesnee liked J. Neal Boyett's thoughts on Christianity and the direction the country is headed under President Barack Obama. “Mr. Boyett is right on every issue we have in this country, from education to unemployment to violence and poverty, which all stem from turning away from God and personal responsibility,” she says. “God's word has furnished all necessary rules to direct our conduct. Daniel Webster said if we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering, but if we neglect its instruction and authority, catastrophe will overcome and bury all our glory. He said education is useless without the Bible. President John F. Kennedy said the rights of man did not come from the state but from God. God made his laws to protect us because he loves us. When we took God out of our country, we became traitors to our country and our forefathers. Our children will have to pay for that decision.”

‘BALDERDASH': Bob Perrin noted that it's not uncommon to refute an argument by questioning the sources used, as Randy Faulkner did when responding to his study of gun ownership, but he says Mr. Faulker did so without offering any evidence to support his claim. “He might wish to check motherjones.com/gun-myths,” says Mr. Perrin. “Curiously, people will one day lambast what they refer to as the mainstream media, which presumably excludes FOX, but then the next day quote an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. Gun sales are up with basically the same gun owners adding more weaponry to their home arsenals while having believed the NRA's pronouncements about ‘confiscation,' which is pure balderdash. Ownership is down basically because hunting is less prevalent, we've become increasingly urbanized and technology has deluged the younger generation.”

ODDS AND ENDS: The Stroller has only a handful of seats available for our upcoming On The Road adventure to Savannah, Ga., and only a few days remain for folks to sign up. Our On The Road tour will include two nights in Savannah, Ga., and a tour of the S.C. Statehouse. And a visit to Savannah wouldn't be complete without dining at that Southern gal Paula Deen's restaurant, Lady & Sons. We will be staying at the Hampton Inn in Savannah's historic district during our two-night stay, and the hotel is just a few steps from the riverfront fun. In Savannah, we will take a narrated tour of one of the largest National Urban Landmark districts in the United States. On the return trip, we'll stop in Columbia for lunch at the World Famous Little Pigs Barbecue. Then it's off to the Statehouse for a tour — maybe we'll even catch our lawmakers at work! Want to go? You can pick up a reservation form for the April 28-30 trip at the Herald-Journal or by calling our travel agent at 336-794-3233.

<p>Betty Ezell of Chesnee liked J. Neal Boyett's thoughts on Christianity and the direction the country is headed under President Barack Obama. “Mr. Boyett is right on every issue we have in this country, from education to unemployment to violence and poverty, which all stem from turning away from God and personal responsibility,” she says. “God's word has furnished all necessary rules to direct our conduct. Daniel Webster said if we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering, but if we neglect its instruction and authority, catastrophe will overcome and bury all our glory. He said education is useless without the Bible. President John F. Kennedy said the rights of man did not come from the state but from God. God made his laws to protect us because he loves us. When we took God out of our country, we became traitors to our country and our forefathers. Our children will have to pay for that decision.”</p><p><b>'BALDERDASH':</b> Bob Perrin noted that it's not uncommon to refute an argument by questioning the sources used, as Randy Faulkner did when responding to his study of gun ownership, but he says Mr. Faulker did so without offering any evidence to support his claim. “He might wish to check motherjones.com/gun-myths,” says Mr. Perrin. “Curiously, people will one day lambast what they refer to as the mainstream media, which presumably excludes FOX, but then the next day quote an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. Gun sales are up with basically the same gun owners adding more weaponry to their home arsenals while having believed the NRA's pronouncements about 'confiscation,' which is pure balderdash. Ownership is down basically because hunting is less prevalent, we've become increasingly urbanized and technology has deluged the younger generation.”</p><p><b>ODDS AND ENDS:</b> The Stroller has only a handful of seats available for our upcoming On The Road adventure to Savannah, Ga., and only a few days remain for folks to sign up. Our On The Road tour will include two nights in Savannah, Ga., and a tour of the S.C. Statehouse. And a visit to Savannah wouldn't be complete without dining at that Southern gal Paula Deen's restaurant, Lady & Sons. We will be staying at the Hampton Inn in Savannah's historic district during our two-night stay, and the hotel is just a few steps from the riverfront fun. In Savannah, we will take a narrated tour of one of the largest National Urban Landmark districts in the United States. On the return trip, we'll stop in Columbia for lunch at the World Famous Little Pigs Barbecue. Then it's off to the Statehouse for a tour — maybe we'll even catch our lawmakers at work! Want to go? You can pick up a reservation form for the April 28-30 trip at the Herald-Journal or by calling our travel agent at 336-794-3233.</p>